Man re-creates garden from Chinese classic in mini landscape

Liu Zhenyuan works on his artwork. [Photo by Zhang Qingyun/for or chinadaily.com.cn]

Liu Zhenyuan from Harbin, capital city of Heilongjiang province, recently finished the landscape artwork on a miniature version of the Grand View Garden, or Daguanyuan, a major setting in the classic Chinese novel The Dream of Red Mansions.

The 67-year-old retired photographer was drawn to the story after watching a TV adaptation four years ago, and had the idea of making a miniature landscape of the Grand View Garden.

After four years of work, he designed and created thousands of elements, which formed more than one hundred scenes from the story.

Liu Zhenyuan works on his artwork. [Photo by Zhang Qingyun/for or chinadaily.com.cn]

A scene from the miniature landscape of the Grand View Garden, or Daguanyuan, created by Liu. [Photo by Zhang Qingyun/for or chinadaily.com.cn]

Liu Zhenyuan works on his artwork. [Photo by Zhang Qingyun/for or chinadaily.com.cn]

A view of the miniature landscape of the Grand View Garden, or Daguanyuan, created by Liu. [Photo by Zhang Qingyun/for or chinadaily.com.cn]